The Phenomenology of Sex, Love, and Intimacy presents a phenomenological exploration of love as it manifests itself through sexual desires and intimate relationships. Setting up a unique dialogue between psychology and philosophy, Susi Ferrarello offers a perspective through which clinicians can inform their practice on diverse issues of human sexuality. This text will deepen therapists’ understanding of love as the subject of interdisciplinary inquiry and enable them to locate questions of sexuality and intimacy within an academic framework.
Key Features
- Interdisciplinary Approach: Draws on psychology, theology, biology, epistemology, and axiology.
- Focus on Lived Experience: Combines Husserlian perspectives on ethics with practical applications.
- Valuable Resource: Aids sex therapists, marriage and family therapists, and counselors.
- Academic Utility: Beneficial for psychology and philosophy students.
Additional Information
Drawing on Husserl’s phenomenology, Ferrarello’s analysis of love spans a range of disciplines including gender, consent, and political control. With key theoretical principles included to allow clinicians to think through and clarify their practice, this book will be a valuable tool.
